u/Exciting-Holiday2106

I’ve noticed that in professional settings, some people speak with so much confidence even when discussing things I know well, and I sometimes end up second-guessing myself or staying quieter than I should.

For those who’ve worked in consulting (or similar client-facing roles), how did you build confidence in meetings, discussions, or when presenting your thoughts?

Was it just experience, better communication, preparation, or something else?

Would appreciate honest advice from people who’ve actually improved at this.

Lately I was spending way too much time rewriting messy notes before exams instead of actually studying.

So I made a small tool where you paste rough notes, random bullet points, or even copied textbook content, and it turns everything into clean, organized cheat sheets instantly.

It can:
• summarize long notes
• create quick revision points
• format messy text into readable sections
• generate practice questions

Built it mostly as a side project because I wanted something I’d actually use.

Still very early and definitely rough around the edges, but it’s been surprisingly useful for me.

Would love honest feedback — what feature would make something like this actually helpful?

I’ve been reading a lot about consulting work recently and trying to understand what the day-to-day reality actually looks like beyond the usual “strategy decks and client meetings” stereotype.

From the outside, it seems like a lot of the work is actually coordination, iteration, and managing ambiguity rather than purely analysis or presentations.

For people currently in consulting:

What part of the job do you think people outside the industry underestimate the most?

And what tends to take up more of your time than expected when you first started?

I’ve been thinking about starting my own business, but I’m still in the early stages of figuring things out — especially on the operational side.

From what I can see, a lot of running a business isn’t just about the “idea” or building the product, but a lot of repetitive day-to-day work like handling leads, follow-ups, admin, organizing information, etc.

Since I don’t have real experience running one yet, I wanted to ask people here who actually do:

What part of running your business takes up the most time or feels repetitive/frustrating?

And if you could simplify or remove one part of your daily workflow, what would it be?

Just trying to understand the real pain points before I dive in.